Iain Faulkner Scottish, b. 1973

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Biography
Scottish artist Iain Faulkner graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1996 with a BA in Fine Art. He has had numerous solo shows in the UK, USA, France, Switzerland, Spain and Italy. His work appears in many private and corporate collections; in 2010 he was commissioned to paint the European Ryder Cup Team member portraits.
His works feature a lone protagonist. Dressed uniformly in white shirt, black suit trousers and leather shoes, we see him paused between activities at a moment of reflection, pre-occupation or self-absorption. These scenes highlight moments of withdrawal and consolidation, where the subject turns inward. He appears rootless and world-weary, in transit in a hotel or at the wheel of a car or motor-boat. The images imply a sense of a nomadic existence. The fact that his face is obscured or turned away, allows us to see this figure as an everyman, a player both familiar and universal.
 
The pictures are rendered in a highly-controlled, meticulously-realised representational technique, where skilful draughtsmanship and a masterful handling of light and shade combine to articulate the architecture, space and atmosphere. Faulkner deploys a cool palette dominated by bluish tones of black, grey and white to create calm detachment. The paintings abound in reflective surfaces: glass, polished chrome and painted metal refract, fragment and repeat.
 
These images are romantic. They conjure ideas of modern-day, male heroes. Solitary and brooding, these figures suggest alienation, but also speak of autonomy and resilience. They bring to mind Caspar David Friedrich's 'Wanderer' or 'bandes dessinées' characters and even Ian Fleming's peripatetic Scot. There is a sense that these 'illustrated pauses' are strategic interludes where thoughts are ordered and decisions made before getting back into the saddle and re-joining the fray.
Works
  • Lago di Braies Evening
    Lago di Braies Evening, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    101.6 x 101.6 cm
    40 x 40 in
  • Loch Etive Morning
    Loch Etive Morning, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    121.9 x 121.9 cm
    48 x 48 in
  • Loch Lomond Evening
    Loch Lomond Evening, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    30.5 x 30.5 cm
    12 x 12 in
  • Museo Barca Lariana, Lake Como
    Museo Barca Lariana, Lake Como, 2024
    Oil on canvas
    100 cm x 120 cm
    39.4 x 47.3 in
  • Small Wake
    Small Wake, 2022
    Oil on canvas
    30.5 x 30.5 cm
    12 x 12 in
  • Ardbeg
    Ardbeg, 2021
    Oil on canvas
    91.4 x 91.4 cm
    36 x 36 in
  • London Reflection
    London Reflection, 2020
    Oil on canvas
    25.4 x 25.4 cm
    10 x 10 in
  • Pudong Evening
    Pudong Evening, 2018
    Oil on canvas
    76 x 76 cm
    30 x 30 in
  • Pudong Window
    Pudong Window, 2017
    Oil on canvas
    91 x 91 cm
    36 x 36 in
  • Rome, First Light
    Rome, First Light, 2017
    Oil on Canvas
    97 x 152 cm
    38 x 60 in
  • Stranded II
    Stranded II, 2009
    oil on canvas
    152 x 152 cm
    60 x 60 in
  • Beach II
    Beach II, 2006-2018
    oil on canvas
    152 x 152 cm
    60 x 60 in
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